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==Origin==
Classical Latin ''dictātiōn''-, ''dictātiō'' dictated draft (2nd cent. a.d.), in post-classical Latin also [[action]] of dictating, order, command (4th cent.) < ''dictāt''-, past participial stem of ''dictāre''
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_century 1651]
==Definitions==
*1:a. Something which has been dictated; a [[pronouncement]]; a [[text]] or passage which has been given out and [[written]] down.
:b. b. The [[transcription]] of a dictated passage, esp. one in a foreign language, as a [[school]] exercise; a passage [[transcribed]] in this way.
*2.a. [[Authoritative]] utterance or prescription; the making of a pronouncement or stipulation; command, bidding
:b. [[Arbitrary]] command; dictatorial [[action]] or [[behavior]]; the [[exercise]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dictatorship dictatorship].
==Description==
'''Dictation''' is the [[transcription]] of [[spoken]] [[text]]: one person who is "dictating" speaks and another who is "taking dictation" [[writes]] down the [[words]] as they are spoken.
==La dictée==
For speakers of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_language French], '''''la dictée''''' is a [[school]] [[exercise]] that aims at testing the mastery of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthography orthography] and [[grammar]]. Since many features of French grammar are distinguished in [[writing]] but not in [[speech]], this can be a challenging task.
Certain ''dictées'' became [[famous]] for their difficulty or their interest, like those of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prosper_M%C3%A9rim%C3%A9e Prosper Mérimée] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Pivot Bernard Pivot]. In several countries of the world (including Switzerland, France, Belgium, and Canada), the dictations are the subject of structured championships, similar to [[English]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spelling_bee spelling bees].
==See also==
*'''''[[Amanuensis]]'''''
[[Category: Languages and Literature]]
==Origin==
Classical Latin ''dictātiōn''-, ''dictātiō'' dictated draft (2nd cent. a.d.), in post-classical Latin also [[action]] of dictating, order, command (4th cent.) < ''dictāt''-, past participial stem of ''dictāre''
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_century 1651]
==Definitions==
*1:a. Something which has been dictated; a [[pronouncement]]; a [[text]] or passage which has been given out and [[written]] down.
:b. b. The [[transcription]] of a dictated passage, esp. one in a foreign language, as a [[school]] exercise; a passage [[transcribed]] in this way.
*2.a. [[Authoritative]] utterance or prescription; the making of a pronouncement or stipulation; command, bidding
:b. [[Arbitrary]] command; dictatorial [[action]] or [[behavior]]; the [[exercise]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dictatorship dictatorship].
==Description==
'''Dictation''' is the [[transcription]] of [[spoken]] [[text]]: one person who is "dictating" speaks and another who is "taking dictation" [[writes]] down the [[words]] as they are spoken.
==La dictée==
For speakers of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_language French], '''''la dictée''''' is a [[school]] [[exercise]] that aims at testing the mastery of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthography orthography] and [[grammar]]. Since many features of French grammar are distinguished in [[writing]] but not in [[speech]], this can be a challenging task.
Certain ''dictées'' became [[famous]] for their difficulty or their interest, like those of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prosper_M%C3%A9rim%C3%A9e Prosper Mérimée] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Pivot Bernard Pivot]. In several countries of the world (including Switzerland, France, Belgium, and Canada), the dictations are the subject of structured championships, similar to [[English]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spelling_bee spelling bees].
==See also==
*'''''[[Amanuensis]]'''''
[[Category: Languages and Literature]]